Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 85 Strength
The night is over, and the east is turning white.

As darkness dissipated and dawn broke, the morning light illuminated the earth, revealing a scene of bloodshed.

The land was ravaged, and corpses littered the fields.

The city was in ruins, and grief filled the air.

Shen He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the scene before him, remaining silent.

"teacher!"

"Lord of the country!"

Zhang Xuanming, Chen Luojun, and a group of high-ranking officials from the Wu Kingdom arrived, but remained silent upon seeing this.

The atmosphere was heavy, and people felt depressed.

It was only after a long while that a sound broke the silence.

"Make sure you receive the compensation, then go."

"Yes!!!"

Shen He stood with his hands behind his back, and with a single sentence, he caused everyone to scatter.

Then he turned around and headed deeper into the Forbidden City.

Some things inevitably involve bloodshed and sacrifice.

Today is no exception.

Shen He had known all along that Shen Tu Yu had laid this trap, setting ambushes for him in both the Angry Sea Tide and the Martial Kingdom.

But he still got caught up in the situation.

Because he had no choice.

On the surface, it seems that all of this is a backlash caused by the expansion of the Wu Kingdom and its wanton encroachment on the interests of other countries. If he could restrain himself a little, not be so aggressive, and not drive the major kingdoms to the brink of destruction, then this war could be avoided.

But this is only the surface; the root of all this lies in the changes and progress of the times.

This era is about to pass. The old relics of the Holy City of Spirit Control, including the nine Heavenly Fate Spirit Masters of the previous generation, are about to reach the end of their lives. Their passing symbolizes the end of an old era and the arrival of a new one.

But will they be willing to let things end like this?
They wouldn't, especially after they saw Shen He's ambition and the threat he posed.

At first, they sent Nangong Tianming to block Shen Tu Yu and protected the Wu Kingdom for eighty years. This was indeed a gesture of goodwill towards Shen He, an attempt to turn hostility into friendship and eliminate the threat of Shen He peacefully.

But as time went on, Shen He traveled all over the continent, constantly collecting spirit beasts to strengthen himself, and he was unwilling to show up and negotiate with them directly. They finally realized that their efforts could not extinguish Shen He's ambition.

Therefore, they removed Nangong Tianming and tacitly approved of Shen Tu Yu's actions.

In the whole affair, the expansion of the Wu Kingdom and the panic of other countries were actually secondary.

The key is the Holy City of Spirit Control. Those former Spirit Control Masters whose lifespans are nearing their end need to eliminate Shen He, this threat and hidden danger, before their time comes.

Therefore, regardless of whether Wu expands or not, today's events are unavoidable; at most, they will just occur in a different way.

What? They appeared to meet and negotiate with the Holy City of Spirit Control, seemingly turning hostility into friendship, but actually developing something in secret?
Don't treat others as fools!

Do you really think that with a few words and some feigned politeness, the Holy City of Spirit Control will believe that he has no ambition, and that those Heavenly Emperor Spirits whose lifespans are about to end will think that he poses no threat and obediently go to die?

Don't be ridiculous. They will definitely use all sorts of means to restrict Shen He and ensure that after their death, Shen He will not become a threat or a hidden danger.

Given Shen He's personality, how could he possibly entrust his life and death, his fate, to someone else?
Even if the Holy City of Spirit Control were credible, Shen He wouldn't take the risk.

Therefore, he used another method, entering the situation himself and then breaking it decisively. He first subdued the Golden-Winged Roc, then combined the power of the "Five Emperors" to kill Shen Tu Yu, and finally used the "Emperor Evolution" talent of the Beast Emperor to consume his professional experience to evolve the Golden-Winged Roc into the Golden-Winged Roc King. He traversed space, made a rapid rescue, and arrived at the battlefield at the last moment, saving Wudu.

All of this is interconnected and extremely dangerous, like walking a tightrope; one wrong step could mean certain death and annihilation.

Even now, he has made no mistakes, and Wudu has also been attacked, suffering heavy casualties.

But this is unavoidable. Reality is cold and harsh; those within it have no choice but to fight, or they will die.

Even now, he has only gained some ground and achieved a small victory. Many threats are still close behind and are about to come upon him.

He cannot stop, much less back down.

……

Inside the Forbidden City, in a secret chamber.

Shen He sat cross-legged and opened the professional panel.

Li Taiyi (Shen He)
Occupation: Emperor of Beasts

Job Rank: Rank 4, Level 10.

Professional Talents: Emperor Evolution, King of All Spirits, Master of Spirit Beast Breeding, Emperor Spirit Beast Feed.

Professional skills: Swallowing Yuan Gong, Xingyi Quan, Feed Making, Potion Making, Index Finger Movement, Soul Fusion Secret Method...

Professional items: Emperor's All-Spirit Armor, Emperor's Spirit Beast Feed, Spirit Beast Enhancement Potion, Spirit Beast Emperor Potion.

General skills: Omitted.

……

Over the course of eighty years, the job panel has remained largely unchanged, except that the rank has been raised from Rank 4, Level 1 to Rank 4, Level 10.

However, the changes are only minor on the professional panel; the overall improvement in strength is terrifying.

Eighty years ago, when Shen He left the Fenglei Mountains, his Spirit Martial Arts cultivation was only at the fourth level. His strongest spirit beasts were only the three Kings. Even with the power of his professions such as the Myriad Spirit Armor, he could only deal with fifth-level King Spirits and was no match for sixth-level Emperor Spirits.

But now, with over eighty years of accumulation, his Spirit Mastery rank has reached the Monarch level. He has also traveled the continent to collect all kinds of rare and exotic beasts, and used the Beast Emperor's professional talent "Emperor Evolution" to advance his rank.

To this day, including the newly subdued Golden-Winged Roc King, he has five Emperor-type species, dozens of Monarch-type species, and hundreds of Spirit Lord-type species.

With these contracted spirit beasts and the Emperor's Armor of Ten Thousand Beasts, his current overall combat power is enough to kill a second-rate Emperor-level Spirit Master like Shen Tu Yu.

Even against those old-timers from the Holy City of Spirit Control, the nine Heavenly Fate Spirit Masters of the previous generation, he could guarantee an undefeated one-on-one fight and extricate himself from group battles.

This is an increase in strength!

But this is not enough.

Although with the Golden-Winged Roc King and the Emperor's Myriad Spirits Armor, he could roam freely across the continent, coming and going as he pleased, and as long as destiny and darkness did not intervene, no one could stop him, but that was all.

Against a sixth-tier opponent, he couldn't defeat the old relics of the Spirit Control Holy City. Even if he could defeat one, he couldn't defeat a group, let alone protect the Martial Kingdom.

Furthermore, with a century having passed, darkness is stirring, and destiny is about to reappear. Not only the Martial Kingdom, but he too is under great threat. If the Holy City of Spirit Control gathers the newly formed Spirit Control Masters of Destiny and treats him as a Dark Demon King, he may not be able to withstand it.

Therefore, his strength is still insufficient.

If it's not enough, just ask!

The fastest way to improve one's strength is undoubtedly through advancement. Now that the Beast Emperor's professional experience is full, he can advance at any time. Once he reaches the fifth rank, with his professional power and a group of spirit beasts under his command, dealing with the Spirit Holy City and the various kingdoms should not be difficult.

But before that, Shen He had to do one thing: raise his martial arts cultivation to the fifth level.

That's right, he's at the fifth level. Eighty years have passed, and his martial arts cultivation has not broken through. He's still at the fourth level, the stage of True Essence Refinement and Martial Arts Foundation Establishment.

There was no other way. His martial arts aptitude was only average to begin with. His previous improvement relied on two things: the accumulation of the Martial Dynasty over two hundred years and the evolution of his spirit beast by taking medicine. After reaching the fourth rank, the accumulation of the Martial Dynasty was basically exhausted. Although the spirit beast medicine still had an effect, the progress was slow.

Therefore, even after eighty years, he has not broken through the fourth-order bottleneck and advanced his martial arts cultivation to the fifth order. His Xingyi Quan skills are still stuck at the "Subduing Dragons and Tigers" level of mastery, and he has not yet reached perfection or advanced to the Xingyi Shenwu level.

But that's all in the past. Now he's going to break through this bottleneck, overcome this obstacle, and condense his martial arts golden core!
　There's still one more chapter to finish, and it looks like I won't be able to finish writing it in an hour, so I'm posting three chapters first. Sorry.

　　
　
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